My internet works...but just kind of barely. Here's the scoop:
My old system was having problems
(9npa+ ultra, 6600gt, 3000+, audigy2 WD jb something or other), that when I shut down or restart, it just...wouldn't turn back on. I isolated the problem (I think) to the video card, and so ordered a 8600gt from newegg (along with a 4000+ amd chip).
So, those two parts arrived today. I first wanted to switch out the video cards, so I uninstalled the old nvidia drivers...but whoops, I accidentally uninstalled ALL nvidia drivers (the mobo uses nvidia nforce4 drivers). I didn't think too much of it at the time, and sure enough when I go to restart after having removed the old drivers, but not the old vid card, it stalls on the restart. I turn it off, put the new card in, and voila, no problems. I proceed to install the newest nvidia drivers I had already dl'd off nvidia's site, and the new video card works wonderfully. There are a few messages about new hardware things (SBmem controller? something like that?), but I didn't really know what they were. Cancelled, restarted computer to make sure all was good.
Check, and turn off to install the new cpu.
Cpu goes in fine, is recognized correctly, and all seems good. Then I try to open firefox. And nothing. I hit reload several times and I get google to slowly load after several refresh attempts.
I use a D-link wireless card (since my desktop is too far from the router), and it worked perfectly before the updates.
Now, I have no idea what to do, and I'd really like to use the internet on my desktop again
Any thoughts, suggestions, and help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
My old system was having problems
(9npa+ ultra, 6600gt, 3000+, audigy2 WD jb something or other), that when I shut down or restart, it just...wouldn't turn back on. I isolated the problem (I think) to the video card, and so ordered a 8600gt from newegg (along with a 4000+ amd chip).
So, those two parts arrived today. I first wanted to switch out the video cards, so I uninstalled the old nvidia drivers...but whoops, I accidentally uninstalled ALL nvidia drivers (the mobo uses nvidia nforce4 drivers). I didn't think too much of it at the time, and sure enough when I go to restart after having removed the old drivers, but not the old vid card, it stalls on the restart. I turn it off, put the new card in, and voila, no problems. I proceed to install the newest nvidia drivers I had already dl'd off nvidia's site, and the new video card works wonderfully. There are a few messages about new hardware things (SBmem controller? something like that?), but I didn't really know what they were. Cancelled, restarted computer to make sure all was good.
Check, and turn off to install the new cpu.
Cpu goes in fine, is recognized correctly, and all seems good. Then I try to open firefox. And nothing. I hit reload several times and I get google to slowly load after several refresh attempts.
I use a D-link wireless card (since my desktop is too far from the router), and it worked perfectly before the updates.
Now, I have no idea what to do, and I'd really like to use the internet on my desktop again
Any thoughts, suggestions, and help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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